The schemes for institutional consumer protection in the European Union Cover Image

Modele instytucjonalnej ochrony konsumentów w Unii Europejskiej
The schemes for institutional consumer protection in the European Union

Author(s): Mira Malczyńska-Biały
Subject(s): Civil Law, EU-Legislation, Sociology of Law
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: European Union; consumer; consumer protection; consumer institutions; consumer organizations;

Summary/Abstract: The article is based on the analysis of the legal acts, literature concerning the subject and information found in the official website of the institution of protection. The work elaborates the scheme of institutional consumer protection developed in the European Union. Selected aspects of institutional and legal consumer protection matters were discussed. The institutions directly concerned with the creation of the consumer protection standards have been pointed out. Moreover, some of the institutional schemes of consumer protection in the selected States in EU were named. The final part of the article is the conclusion that elaborates the matter of importance of institutional consumer protection in the European Union.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 191-197
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English